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June 25, 2006 - Lawyers for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sent an email to various media outlets, including TMZ, informing them that "a digital memory card containing a number of personal copyright protected photographs" of Brad, Angelina and their children have been stolen and offered for sale. Read more.

June 25, 2006 - Popbitch reports that the first news of baby Shiloh's birth was obtained by "an enterprising American female reporter who managed to check into the Cottage Medi-Clinic in Swakopmund and shagged one of the doctors in order to get the scoop."

June 25, 2006 - 'The Early Show' entertainment contributor Jess Cagle, People magazine's editor at large, spoke with co-anchor Rene Syler about baby Shiloh's introduction to the world. Read more.

June 25, 2006 - The New York Post reports that $4 million Angelina Jolie collected from Time Warner's People magazine for her pictures of baby Shiloh had nothing to do with how Anderson Cooper landed her first post-partum TV interview for Time Warner's CNN. Although the Druge and Jossip.com claimed "his 'exclusive' was included in the $4 million," Cooper's executive producer, David Doss, responded, "That couldn't be further from the truth. They [Brad Pitt and Jolie] decided to do one interview on World Refugee Day, and they are big fans of Anderson and what Anderson has been doing in Africa." Doss says that when he was offered the interview, his reaction was, "Are you kidding me? You're just dropping this in my lap?"

June 25, 2006 - While leaving a business meeting for an upcoming project entitled "A Mighty Heart," fans stopped Brad Pitt to take pictures with him yesterday in Santa Monica. Read more and watch video from TMZ.

June 25, 2006 - According to the satirical web site The Borowitz Report, a spokesperson for Brad Pitt said today that the actor would have what was described as a "routine dental checkup" in the African nation of Namibia later this month. Read more.

June 25, 2006 - Neil Sean of Sky News was on 'Fox & Friends' where Jennifer Aniston responded to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's baby news. He also bumped into Leonardo DiCaprio. Watch the segment here.

June 25, 2006 - A source tells Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com that No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani is upset that her son Kingston's birth was upstaged by the birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh.

June 25, 2006 - People magazine reports that a celebrity photographer was arrested Thursday after he was found hiding in the bushes outside a daycare center attended by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son, Maddox. Read more.

June 13, 2006 - Itsmybinky.com has sent Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt a one-of-a-kind 14K gold and diamond studded pacifier worth $17,000 in celebration of the birth of their daughter Shiloh Nouvel. The binky is made of European white gold and 3 carats of white diamonds. Read more and check out a picture of the pacifier here.

June 13, 2006 - Brad Pitt visited the Crystal Gallery with adopted daughter Zahara on May 21st in Swakopmund, Namibia. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.

June 13, 2006 - The Sun reports Brad Pitt has booked helicopter lessons in the US for when he returns from Africa.

June 13, 2006 - The New York Daily News reports celebrity photo agency heads estimated the photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's new baby could fetch $3.5 million to $8 million through worldwide print and TV distribution. That would make the snaps of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, which were taken at her parents' fortified hideaway in the remote African nation of Namibia, possibly the most expensive baby pictures of all time. Read more.

June 13, 2006 - The New York Post reports all the weekly magazine editors were summoned to the offices of the Getty photo agency at Canal and Varick late Saturday night to bid on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby pictures. "We were sequestered into separate and un-air-conditioned offices," said one. "The photos were shown to us around 10 p.m. to midnight, and then we had to submit bids by 6 a.m. Sunday morning. No one got any sleep at all, as it was a manic game of phone-tag to top each other's bids. I'm convinced it was Brangie's revenge on the weekly magazines." The pictures went to People for $4.1 million.

June 13, 2006 - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will sell photos of their baby Shiloh with the help of the famed Getty Photo agency. Sources tell 'Extra' that People magazine could land the world exclusive. Te couple said in a joint statement they will donate all proceeds to international charities. "While we celebrate the joy of the birth of our daughter, we recognize that two million babies born every year in the developing world die on the first day of their lives," the statement said. Read more.

June 13, 2006 - CNN Headline News 'Showbiz Tonight' host A.J. Hammer interviewed CNN's Robyn Curnow on a fake photo (it actually wasn't fake) of the Jolie-Pitt baby on Tuesday (June 6). Watch the segment at CNN.com.

June 13, 2006 - Officials placed tight security around Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's hotel and the hospital where their daughter was born. At least one local journalist was unhappy with the arrangement. Watch the clip here.

June 13, 2006 - "The baby has Angelina Jolie's lips, she has blue eyes and fair hair like Brad," said People magazine's Jess Cagle, who helped land the exclusive first photos. "She's a great combination of the two." 'Extra' has more here.

June 13, 2006 - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave a press conference on June 7th at a Swakopmund hotel. Hollywood's hottest couple became the proud parents of daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt on May 27th in Namibia. Check out pictures from RexFeatures and GettyImages.

June 13, 2006 - NBC's Michael Okwu reports on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's first interview since the birth of their child in Namibia. Watch it at MSN.com.

June 13, 2006 - The photos the world has been waiting for, of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's first born baby, Shiloh Nouvel. Watch a report from ninemsn.

June 13, 2006 - Proud parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have spoken publicly for the first time about the birth of their baby daughter at a special reception in Namibia. Watch video from Ninemsn.

June 13, 2006 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on June 8th: "Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, of course. Everyone's talking about them. They had their baby. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are denying rumors that they're going to get married. Yeah. Denying those rumors. Apparently, both Brad and Angelina are hoping to find someone who's better looking."

June 13, 2006 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Friday night, "Pictures are out now of Brad and Angelina's baby. Pictures, yeah. That's a good looking baby. This is weird. You know, after the birth of their child, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gave a press conference that was open only to reporters from Namibia. Yeah, as a result, the first question they got was, 'Do you have any food?' It's also the second and third question."

June 13, 2006 - The shots of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and their baby girl Shiloh purchased by People magazine reveal the true emotions of the couple, said Peter Castro, the magazine's executive editor. "There are very few pictures of them together anyway, but very, very few of them ever looking at each other," Castro tells ABC News. "This [cover] picture doesn't lie. For anyone out there that doubted if this relationship was real, if he was just a babymaker, I think these two are really in love." Read more.

June 13, 2006 - Newly released video features Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's first interview since the birth of their baby daughter. Watch it at TheAssociatedPress.

June 13, 2006 - 'Today' host Matt Lauer talked with Larry Hackett of People magazine about the reported $4 million deal to buy rights to the photos of Brad Pitt's and Angelina Jolie's newborn, Shiloh. Watch the segment here.

June 2, 2006 - The New York Daily News reports Baby Shiloh and proud parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were all doing fine yesterday - and officials in their adopted African second home said they are welcome to stay as long as they like. Read more.

June 2, 2006 - Hollywood's 'It' couple goes to Africa for the birth of daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. Watch a report from TheAssociatedPress.

June 2, 2006 - Angelina Jolie has given birth to Brad Pitt's daughter in Namibia. Watch a report from CNN's Robin Curnow here.

June 2, 2006 - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie celebrate a baby daughter. Watch a segment with Robin Curnow at CNN.com.

June 2, 2006 - The Sun reports Jennifer Aniston has remained silent on the arrival of ex-hubby Brad Pitt's first child with new love Angelina Jolie. A source said:  Jen has found it hard to cope with Brad's baby news. She knows it could have been her having his baby but she is trying to move on." Read more.

June 2, 2006 - Brangelina's newborn daughter, Shiloh, has been offered Namibian citizenship. Watch a report from Australia's National Nine News at MSN.

June 2, 2006 - Reuters reports that as the world awaited the birth of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's child at a luxury villa complex on the coast, Namibian authorities said they had bowed to pressure from Jolie and Pitt and granted them the right to ban foreign journalists from entering the country - a remarkable move for the Government of any sovereign state. The stars told ministers they would quit the country unless allegedly intrusive journalists and paparazzi were brought to heel. Read more.

June 2, 2006 - Nicolas Cage, Paris Hilton, Wilmer Valderrama, and Keenen Ivory Wayans congratulated Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on the birth of their baby girl. Watch footage at the guest archive section of Splash.

June 2, 2006 - The Associated Press reports Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt celebrated their daughter's birth in Namibia by donating $300,000 to help other babies in the impoverished southern Africa nation. Read more.

June 2, 2006 - People Magazine's Galina Espinoza spoke with CNN's Soledad O'Brien about the latest about the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt baby on May 29th. Watch the segment here.

June 2, 2006 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com writes, "...I can only imagine what the Namibians who've been pressed into service for this birth are thinking (and not saying) to Pitt, Jolie and company. 'Stupid Americans' comes to mind. 'Patronizing Hollywood stars' is another. But Namibians are too polite to say such things. They have more important issues on their minds." Read more.

June 2, 2006 - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcome Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to the world and 'Fox & Friends' discussed the news. Watch the segment here.

June 2, 2006 - Will Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's baby upstage Jennifer Aniston's new movie 'The Break-Up'. QG magazine's Mark Healy discussed the situation, just before the baby's birth, on Fox News Channel. Watch the segment here.

June 2, 2006 - 'The Early Show' entertainment contributor and People magazine Editor at Large Jess Cagle visited 'The Early Show' to clear up rumors Brad Pitt was not in the room when Angelina Jolie gave birth to the couple's daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, on Saturday. "People did confirm, although the couple is not officially releasing a lot of information, that Brad Pitt was at her side," Cagle told co-anchor Rene Syler Monday. "Some of the tabloids reported he was waiting in the hall with her brother and all this stuff. No, he was with her in the room." Read more.

June 2, 2006 - Gallery of the Absurd asks, "What I'd like to speculate is.....what if the offspring of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt isn't as stunningly gorgeous as everyone assumes?" Check out an illustration of that being the case here.

June 2, 2006 - 'Entertainment Tonight' got star reactions on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby Shiloh. Watch the clip, featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Penelope Cruz, Michelle Yeoh, and Eva Longoria, here.

June 2, 2006 - Star magazine reports that on Saturday, an associate from Plan B, the film production company Jennifer Aniston once owned with Brad Pitt, called to tell her the news she had been dreading for months: that her ex husband and his girlfriend, Angelina Jolie, had just welcomed their baby, a daughter named Shiloh Nouvel into the world. Her reaction? A mixture of resentment and resignation. "The nauseous feeling I expected to have when I heard the news," she told a friend, "is smaller than I thought." But, another insider adds: "It's hard for her not to be resentful."

June 2, 2006 - CNN 'Showbiz Tonight' correspondent Sibila Vargas reported on the media frenzy surrounding the birth of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby. Watch the segment, with comments from People magazine's Jess Cagle, at CNN.com.

June 2, 2006 - After spending three days at the Cottage Hospital in Namibia, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and their children are back at their luxury beachfront lodge, where they plan to spend two more weeks. Sources tell 'Extra' they may then make a Pitt stop in Paris before returning to Brad's $9 million Malibu mansion. "Brad has an obligation to start filming 'Oceans 13'," revealed People magazine's JD Heyman. "Angelina doesn't have any projects lined up; she's going to focus on being a mom." Read more.

June 2, 2006 - Within hours of the birth last Saturday, Shiloh's movie star parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt set up the baby with her own webpage. Website Whois.com, which tracks the status of new sites, shows the Brangelina tot's page   ShilohNouvelJolie-Pitt.com   will be up and running any day now. Read more.

June 2, 2006 - Angelina Jolie's obstetrician from Los Angeles, Jason Rothbart, M.D., was assisted by the local staff of the Cottage Medi-Clinic Hospital in Namibia on Saturday. "Angelina underwent a scheduled cesarean due to breech presentation," Dr. Rothbart tells People magazine. "The baby was a healthy 7 lbs. Brad was with Angelina in the operating room the entire time and cut the umbilical cord of his daughter. The surgery and birth went flawlessly. The staff, nurses and doctors I worked with at the Cottage Medi-Clinic Hospital were amazing, it was a team effort." Read more.

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